Dromedary Camel vs Guacamaya roja

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Guacamaya roja is Least Concern.
• Dromedary Camel is 600.0x heavier than Guacamaya roja.
• Guacamaya roja lives longer (50 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Guacamaya roja
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Guacamaya roja share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Guacamaya roja

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Guacamaya roja
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	50 years
Average Length	2.3 m	85 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Guacamaya roja

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Dromedary Camel

El dromedario es el camello de una sola joroba, domesticado hace más de 4.000 años. La joroba almacena grasa, no agua.

Guacamaya roja

Una de las aves mas vistosamente coloreadas de las Americas, la guacamaya roja (Ara macao) exhibe un brillante plumaje rojo, amarillo y azul con una envergadura de hasta 1 metro. Habita en bosques humedos de tierras bajas desde Mexico hasta Bolivia; es muy inteligente, longeva -hasta 75 anos- y forma parejas de por vida. Viaja largas distancias hasta saladeros donde consume suelo rico en minerales para desintoxicar semillas. Clasificada como Preocupacion Menor, aunque localmente amenazada por la perdida de habitat y el comercio de mascotas.